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The album and song title Out Beyond Ideas, comes from a poem by the 12th-century Sufi poet, Jelalludin Rumi. The project was produced by Windham Hill pianist, composer and Montana native, Philip Aaberg. The tracks were recorded at The Garage in Reese Creek, Montana, and mixed and mastered at Spark Studios in Emeryville, California, where Jai Uttal and numerous San Francisco Bay-area artists have recorded. Best described as ?contemporary world music?, Out Beyond Ideas features 10 original compositions by Matthew Marsolek. With melodic and rhythmic influences from West Africa and India, the music is grounded in the band?s extensive jazz, folk and classical background. Mandir?s original instrumentation and its use of voices for instrumental textures creates a surprising depth of sound from a four-member ensemble.